Rep Frederica Wilson

About

Congresswoman Wilson is a voice for the voiceless who will continue to fight for the people of the 24th Congressional District of Florida. Find out more at http://www.fredericawilsonforcongress.com/

Story

Throughout her life, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson has been a voice for the voiceless.

An educator at heart, she strongly believes we must rededicate ourselves to our children through a renewed focused on education. It is her deep belief in the promise and potential of our youth that motivates her each and every day. As a School Board member, Wilson saw the necessity for a program to intervene in the lives of at-risk male youth at an early age. To this end, she founded the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project, which has grown into a national model for dropout prevention programs. The program, run through the Miami-Dade Public Schools system, has awarded more than $5 million in scholarships to minority boys since its creation in 1992 and helped thousands of young men turn their lives around.

As a community leader, Congresswoman Wilson stood up for the fair treatment of Haitian women refugees who were incarcerated with no privacy in a local detention center. In 1984, she tirelessly and successfully lobbied Congress for their release. To this day, she remains close friends with all of them. Her dedication to the community has also taken the form of public service, where she served as a member of both the Florida State House and then Florida State Senate before being elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2010.

In Congress, she serves on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, where she is focused on America’s role on the global stage, particularly in Haiti and the Caribbean. As a member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, she is committed to bringing jobs back to our communities and increasing STEM (Science, Technology, Energy, and Math) funding for our schools.

Frederica Wilson understands that as long as individuals and families find themselves staring at record unemployment, home foreclosures and business failures, our country cannot get back on track. Providing for those who cannot care for themselves is not just an obligation, but a strategy to get our economy on sound footing.

Her lifelong desire for standing up for our most vulnerable populations is rooted in her faith, family, and passion for public service. Wilson is widowed and is the proud mother of three children, Nicole, Kesha, and Paul, and five beautiful grandchildren.